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We read Ditto Duet or Table Topics questions and share out answers. After I read some of the anonymously given answers it's amazing how many times they're willing to unmute and answer aloud on the next question.

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We read Ditto Duet or Table Topics questions and share out answers. After I read some of the anonymously given answers it's amazing how many times they're willing to unmute and answer aloud on the next question.

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We just chat and visit for a couple of minutes...

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We just chat and visit for a couple of minutes...

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Set a time for students to share their artwork

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We talk about how cute Baby Yoda is and how much we love him. Really!

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Breathe in Breathe out.... then watch and observe an assigned video for one minute (waves crashing on a beach, etc.) then  write what you observe.  Then breath in breath out  and repeat...

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Drawing something simple

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Ask a Table Topics or Ditto Duet question and have them share their answer in the chat unless they want to unmute. They start unmuting when I read, anonymously, the answers aloud.

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Ask a Table Topics or Ditto Duet question and have them share their answer in the chat unless they want to unmute. They start unmuting when I read, anonymously, the answers aloud.

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I start the class with music and am willing  to take requests !!! During independent activities I also play music and students get into it.

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show our pets, dream cars, etc, time to show something

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show our pets, dream cars, etc, time to show something

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students get to free draw during a brain break

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My class has a joke or riddle brain break. They come up with some and share with the class.

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Gimkit is like Kahoot-and there's plenty of silly trivia even if you don't want to "teach"

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telling jokes and winner gets to pick a prize

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Share a YouTube video of dancing with no music. Ask them to tell me what they think the song is.

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Share a YouTube video of dancing with no music. Ask them to tell me what they think the song is.

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look up a subtopic in images, wikipedia or other research tool, or youtube

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look up a subtopic in images, wikipedia or other research tool, or youtube

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We talk about our pets and show them off.

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Looking at cuteness for two minutes

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Giving students time to write notes as well as in that time give them a break if they are finish

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students gave me their songs and I play the clean versions only, first 5 minutes of class as students check in

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classroom timer races. I set the brain break clock and the students can pick the winner of the races for bragging rights. https://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/

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Every Friday I do an RTI/Conference day where I get to connect with students 1-on-1 in breakout rooms. Something we would usually do in class naturally now we have to intentionally pursue. I keep track of what we talk about via an ongoing Google Doc. Oftentimes instead of focusing on academic help we end up building rapport and community

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Without telling them some are from the show "Idiot Test".

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Change the topic of discussion which will also create more repetitions of content too

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Change the topic of discussion which will also create more repetitions of content too

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ie: during a topic in math, spend some time to do some math facts and then get back to the topic. It changes the brain focus.

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-whole brain vocabulary
-jokes
-musical chairs 3 minutes

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I show them a picture and they write a sentence on their whiteboards and then share them. It is hilarious!

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I haven't used them in the classroom, but I've see teachers teach and practice yoga moves

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pinching ear and nose and then switching rapidly

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pinching ear and nose and then switching rapidly

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A great way for students to stop and draw for a minute or so

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The app Calm has been great. They offered a free lifetime subscription for teachers. I've used their music, the breathing bubble. Some of their streching videos, etc.

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Indulge in students getting off topic. Let them have a moment to chat during the middle of a lesson. Then get back on track after a few moments.

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What brain breaks have you used?